INSTRUMENT(S) : Piano, Organ, Keyboards, and Synthesizers
COLLEAGUES : Will Downing, Najee, Kirk Whalum, Paul Jackson, Jr., Bill Summers, Kenny Garrett, James “Saxsmo” Gates, Ray Fuller, Alex Al, Marcus Miller
PERFORMANCES
• Leimert Park Jazz Festival w/ Munyungo Jackson
• Long Beach Jazz Festival - Long Beach, CA
• Spaghettini - Seal Beach, CA
• Joe Torre Safe at Home Foundation Benefit - Beverly Hills, CA
• Grand Performances - Los Angeles, CA
• Ontario Jazz Festival - Ontario, CA
• Dymally Jazz Festival - Dominguez Hills, CA
• Roscoe’s Seabird Jazz Lounge - Long Beach, CA
• Munyungos’ Jazz Jungle Jazz
SOCIAL FOLLOWERS
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CHARTING
#50 SmoothJazz.com Top 100 Album Chart
#10 SmoothJazz.com Radar Chart
#8 Smoothjazz.com Top 50 Listener Countdown (18 mths)
"...a breath of fresh air." ~Kenny Garrett
"…filled with beautiful melodies that are catchy but not insulting to the listener. I’m a consumer as well as an artist—always on the hunt for music that inspires me or sets a mood. ROMANCE by Knick Smith Is that Album!" ~Will Downing
"…ROMANCE is a GREAT CD!... ~Dennis Chambers
"...Showcasing his fanciful, grooving originals and jazzing up Prince, and Barry White classics, Smith offers up the perfect fusion of lush sensuality, wildly grooving jams, innovative keyboard musings and sparkling improvisations..." ~SmoothJazz.com Global